Selections Announced for 2007 Florida Venture Capital Conference

Congrats to all of the entrepreneurs selected to present at this year’s Florida Venture Capital Conference. The announcement press release is here (list with descriptions included below). Given how many entrepreneurial hotspots exist in the state, it was interesting to see the list broken down by geographies. Many of these names won’t be new to FVB members — we have a talented crop of startups making an impact at home and afar.Central Florida

Avant Healthcare Professionals, LLC (www.avanthealthcare.com), Winter Park:Provider of international nurse and allied health professional recruitment, placement and transitioning services to healthcare systems throughout the U.S.

Informa Software (www.informasoftware.com), Maitland:provider of specialist information to the global academic and scientific, professional and commercial communities via publishing, events and performance improvement

Nanotherapeutics (www.nanotherapeutics.com), Alachua:Biopharmaceutical company that employs its proprietary nanotechnology platform to create innovative delivery methods for new and existing pharmaceuticals

Pasteuria Bioscience, LLC (www.pasteuriabio.com), Alachua:Developers of a fermentation process that allows commercial-scale production of naturally-occurring bacteria to prevent crop damage

PayPerPost, Inc. (www.payperpost.com), Orlando:The first marketplace for consumer-generated advertising, with a platform that connects advertisers and consumer content creators to deliver marketing messages

PlusOne Solutions, Inc. (www.plusonesolutions.net), Oviedo:Provider of software and disruptive business process solutions to manage service networks for retailers, manufacturers and service fulfillment companies

PowerPad, Inc., Orlando:The winner of the Florida Collegiate Business Plan Competition, the principal has developed a technology that will unlock the multi-billion dollar wireless power industry with a patent-pending wireless power transmission system designed to power virtually all consumer electronic devices.

Datamaxx Group (www.datamaxx.com), Tallahassee:Designs, delivers and maintains advanced communications and applications technology to the law enforcement, criminal justice, public safety and homeland security markets.

DayJet Corporation (www.dayjet.com), Delray Beach:Developer of on-demand short-haul jet service of less than 600 miles, designed for regional business travelers, offering reserved individual seats as well as entire planes according to customer schedules

Latin3 (www.latin3.com), Hollywood:Provider of “exponential marketing” services in Latin America and the U.S. Hispanic markets, using unique approaches across an array of channels and formats

Multiply, Inc. (www.multiply.com), Boca Raton:Distinctive message board that not only allows users to share media and discussions, but also alerts users to everything being shared by people in their network

SAF-T-PAY (www.saftpay.com), Miami Beach:Global Internet payment system company catering to the untapped market of non-credit card users around the world who want to use their local currency and also do not choose to reveal personal financial data

Creative Loafing (www.creativeloafing.com), Tampa:The nation’s second largest publisher of alternative newspapers and websites, reaching 750,000 young, educated readers in the Southeast each week

DTI-NanoTech (www.dti-nanotech.com), Sarasota:Division of Discovery Technology International that specializes in the design, manufacture and distribution of novel motorized nano-robotic and nanopositioning systems

Network Liquidators (www.networkliquidators.com), Tampa:A leading source for buyers and sellers of used networking equipment and accessories that serves more than 8,000 end-user and reseller customers nationwide with top-name manufacturer products that have been rigorously inspected and quality tested by knowledgeable industry-certified technicians

Ultramatics, Inc. (www.ultramatics.com), Oldsmar:Sells and delivers highly effective solutions from the position of “best practices through real life implementations” that require complex system integration

Break a leg and check back afterwards to see who garnered a “Best of Show” KangaRua!

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Thanks for stopping by. In case we haven't met before, I'm Dan Rua, Managing Partner of Inflexion Partners, an early-stage venture capital fund based in Florida and focused on the Southeast US. Prior to Inflexion I was a partner with Draper Atlantic, DFJ's first east coast fund based in Northern Virginia. Prior to that I co-founded an email software company and was an engineer with IBM's Networking Software Labs in RTP, NC.

This blog is for sharing stories and discussing entrepreneurs, venture capital, technology, and Florida -- particularly when I can provide perspective unique from the typical Boston (B) or Silicon Valley (S) view. Inflexion is my third fund and all my funds have focused on building world-changing companies in regions outside the BS...